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The Biography of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Authored by Deirdre Willock

English

8th Grade

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The Biography of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Conan Doyle was born in

Florence, Italy

Paris, France

London, England

Brussels, Belgium

Edinburgh, Scotland

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Conan Doyle was influenced by the detective stories of

Edgar Allan Poe

Dorothy L. Sayers

Raymond Chandler

Agatha Christie

Perry Mason

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30 sec • 1 pt

At his university, what did Conan Doyle decide to study?

theology

spiritualism

law

art history

medicine

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Dr. Joseph Bell became a model for

Dr. Watson

Professor Moriarty

Sherlock Holmes

Mycroft Holmes

Miss Marple

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Conan Doyle changed his mind about a career path when

he couldn't earn enough money as a lawyer

he saw too many tropical diseases aboard a ship

he wanted to marry, so he couldn't be a priest

he wanted to be a teacher but he didn't have the patience

he became disinterested in spiritualism.

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Conan Doyle began writing

to pass the time and to please his mother

to pass the time and to please his brother

to pass the time and to earn some money

to earn some money and to fulfill a promise to Dr. Bell

to fulfill a promise to Dr. Bell and to pay off a debt he owed to a publisher

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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Sherlock Holmes' last name comes from

the writer Sherrinford Holmes

one of Conan Doyle's professors, Dr. Joseph Holmes

Conan Doyle's personal physician, Dr. James Holmes

the writer Oliver Wendell Holmes

Conan Doyle's mother's maiden name.

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